House plants turntable



1966 J, D. GEORGE 3,285,561

HOUSE PLANTS TURNTABLE Filed April 23, 1964 FIG./

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l 5 $5 l\\\\\\\ N INVENTOR JOSE PH D. GEORGE United States Patent 3,285,561 HOUSE PLANTS TURNTABLE Joseph D. George, 1263 Royal York Road, Islington, Ontario, Canada Filed Apr. 23, 1964, Ser. No. 362,207 2 Claims. (Cl. 248-649) This invention relates to a manually operated turntable for potted plants for the purpose of conveniently rotating them in any desired direction, such as that of the sun or light etc.

Most plants must be regularly rotated with respect to the sun and light rays to be healthy and to grow symmetrically. I have found that potted plants, either inside or outside, must be lifted to be turned. This is not very convenient and not so easy, especially in the case of large plants. If plants are turned without lifting, they require considerable effort and may scrape the surface on which they are resting. The subject of this invention is intended to facilitate this effort.

The House Plants Turntable is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. FIGURE 1 shows top plan view, FIGURE 2 shows a section at centre line.

The subject turntable is composed mainly of two plates separated by low friction peripherally spaced projections and rotating one upon the other.

Referring now in detail to the part 1, here shown as top plate, has a centrally located pivot 3 and sliding projections located close to the periphery. Part 2, here shown as bottom plate, has a centrally located socket 4 made to receive pivot 3 or part 1, the top plate.

Parts 3 and 4, the pivot and the socket respectively, pivotally mount the top and bottom plates 1 and 2 preventing translation movement between them. The pivot is also so constructed as to bear most of the load placed upon the turntable. This facilitates rotational movement.

The pivot 3, the socket 4 and the sliding projections 5 may be integrally cast or moulded with the plates 1 and accompanying drawing,

Patented Nov. 15, 1966 2 or they may be made separately and mechanically attached to the plates by means of screws, glue, nails etc.

The sliding projections 5, shown in the drawing connected to plate 1, may be changed to plate 2.

The whole turntable assembly may be used with either plate 1 or plate 2 on top, acting as the turntable.

The sliding projections 5 may be three or more in number or they may be so constructed as to form a continuous circular track inside the periphery of one of the plates 1 and 2. The sliding surfaces may be treated with low friction materials to facilitate rotational movement of the turntable.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. A manually operated turntable comprising a top plate with a plurality of peripherally spaced low friction sliding projection means and a central projection means on its lower face and a bottom plate continguous therewith and provided with a central recess to receive said central projection means of the upper plate.

2. A device as in claim 1 wherein said projection means of the upper plate and sliding surface areas of the lower plate include a low friction surface application.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,732,113 10/ 1929 Vander Meet 248-349 1,814,998 7/1931 Yocum 211-44 2,719,413 10/ 1955 Panzer -55 FOREIGN PATENTS 814,613 6/ 1959 Great Britain.

CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Primary Examiner. CHANCELLOR E. HARRIS, Examiner. R. P. SEITTER, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A MANUALLY OPERATED TURNTABLE COMPRISING A TOP PLATE WITH A PLURALITY OF PERIPHERALLY SPACED LOW FRICTION SLIDING PROJECTION MEANS AND A CENTRAL PROJECTION MEANS ON ITS LOWER FACE AND A BOTTOM PLATE CONTINGUOUS THEREWITH AND PROVIDED WITH A CENTRAL RECESS TO RECEIVE SAID CENTRAL PROJECTION MEANS OF THE UPPER PLATE. 